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Holiday Business Hours around the Mountain

12/18/2015

Local business are changing their regular hours during the holiday season. Here are the affected hours:

Fairyland Pharmacy
Christmas Eve until 4 p.m.
closed for Christmas

Mapco
Christmas Eve 6 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Christmas Day 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. - no alcohol sales on Christmas Day

Market on the Mountain
Christmas Eve 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Christmas Day - closed

Mountain Hospital for Animals
Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

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“A Christmas Carol” is This Weekend

12/17/2015

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Andrew Bewley as Ebenezer Scrooge

Mark your calendar now for the heartwarming story of "A Christmas Carol," an original ballet by Barry VanCura. Mr. VanCura’s ballet was first staged in 1997 and is one of few ballet adaptations of “A Christmas Carol.” In 2005, the work was filmed by WTCI and aired both locally and nationally during the holiday season. This year Executive/Artistic Director Anna Baker- VanCura brings the ballet to stage again for the Chattanooga audience.

"A Christmas Carol" will feature Board Treasurer Andrew Bewley of Chickasaw Capital Management as Ebenezer Scrooge. Guest artist Jere Hunt, company dancer with Rioult New York City, will perform Bob Cratchit. Ballet Tennessee professional dancer Hannah Locke is leading dancer as Gwendoline Cratchit. Miss Locke performed with the corps de ballet in the 2003, 2004 and 2005 performances when the ballet was previously staged. Julia Sanford performs the role of Belle, formerly danced by Anna Baker-VanCura. Mrs. Sanford also performed various roles in each of the 2003, 2004 and 2005 productions. Ballet Tennessee faculty member and community artist Lindsay Pierce joins the cast as Jacob Marley. Leading roles for the Ghosts of Christmas are performed by Ballet Tennessee company dancers Annabel Long asChristmas Past (Baylor School), LaJeromeny Brown, (CCA), Chyna Clark (CCA) and Keely Hein (Notre Dame High School) as Christmas Present, Lydia Barnett (Ivy Academy) and Lindsay Pierce as Christmas Future.

Through carols, vocal and instrumental, Charles Dickens’ classic tale comes to life. Mr. VanCura chose Franz Shubert’s music to connect scenes and guide the atmospheric changes through the exuberant London scenes where shopkeepers and families ready for the holiday. Carols gently sung take the audience back in time to visit a younger Scrooge still in school. Between Christmas Past and Present, “Humbugs” disturb Ebenezer Scrooge from his sleep, taking over his precious bedroom. As his journey continues with sorrows of poverty, sickness and death, all possible both in the present and future, the music and dance guide us through his journey. Ebenezer Scrooge and the audience arrive at the conclusion of the story stronger, more vibrant and filled with the joy of giving.

Join Ballet Tennessee this December for a brilliant family holiday experience. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, December 1. Call the UTC Fine Arts Center at (423) 425-4269. Tickets for children and seniors are $17; adult tickets are $19.

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Celebrate the Season with Mountain Churches

12/14/2015

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Candlelight services on Christmas Eve, neighborhood caroling and various musicals fill the church calendar for this month. This week, several area churches have special holiday events happening:

Rock Creek Fellowship is having a Christmas Hymn Sing Wednesday, December 16 at the Griffith’s Pole Barn at 6 p.m. To get directions, send an email to the church office (office@rockcreekfellowship.org). And, make plans now to attend Rock Creek’s New Year’s Eve Communion Service, which is December 31 at 6 p.m.

The Church of the Good Shepherd is having its final Advent Taize service on Wednesday, December 16 at 6 p.m. This meditative worship includes elements of silence, repetition and prayer.

On Sunday, December 20 at 6 p.m. join Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church for an evening of neighborhood Christmas caroling. And don’t forget, LMPC’s Christmas Eve services are planned for 3, 5 and 6:30 p.m.

Lookout Mountain United Methodist Church is having a special Lessons and Carols service on Sunday, December 20 at 11 a.m. This will be fun for the whole family.

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Muse of Fire Performances this Weekend

12/11/2015

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The Muse of Fire Project performances are this weekend.

The Muse of Fire Project presents its fall performances Friday, December 11 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, December 12 at 3 and 7 p.m. All shows will be in the theatre of the Chattanooga Downtown Library at 1001 Broad St. in Chattanooga.

The Muse of Fire Project (TMOFP) is a free, one-of-a-kind after-school program, headed up by Lookout Mountain native Kate Forbes Dallimore, that provides the opportunity for children all over Chattanooga to write their own plays and work with a diverse group of local actors and musicians to create live theater productions that are presented at the Chattanooga Public Library every spring and fall.

Now in its fifth year, TMOFP is an extraordinary opportunity for children from varied and often underserved neighborhoods, to experience their value as individuals and attain a sense of efficacy. The glorious result for participants and audiences alike is an evening of remarkably wonderful, funny and unique stories dramatized in a way that illustrates how children see the world! This program is an exciting and positive collaboration between children and adults that connects communities through the power of storytelling in the theater.

Admission is a suggested $10 donation to The Muse of Fire Project at the door on the night of the performance. Doors will open 30 minutes in advance. Reservations are strongly suggested as space is limited. You may reserve your seats by emailing your name, number of attendees, and night of performance to musetixreservations@gmail.com. Large group reservations must be handled individually and depend on availability.

For more information, contact Lisa Crowder at 322-7615.

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Donate to Mountain Schools this Holiday Season

12/8/2015

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Searching for the perfect Christmas gift for the person who has everything? Make a tax deductible donation to one of the mountain schools in their honor.

Investing in a child’s education is the greatest gift of all and what better way to honor someone while investing back in your community at the same time.

According to Tommy Hopper, Lookout Mountain School Annual Fund PTA Chair, “The money goes directly to fund arts, music, science, as well as needed faculty support. Your donations are mutually beneficial to the school AND your tax return.”

Please mail your donations to:
LMS PTA
P.O. Box 136
Lookout Mountain, TN 37350
or donate online.

Donations can be made to the Fairyland PTO and can be mailed to:
Fairyland Education Fund
1306 Lula Lake Road
Lookout Mountain, GA 30750

If you have any questions, please call Katherine Smith, chair of Fairyland Education Fund, at (706) 820-1171 or email fef@fairylandschool.org.

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Celebrate the Seasons, Each in Its Own Time

12/7/2015

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After seeing Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas items appear on store shelves shortly after Labor Day, I remembered a time when we celebrated the holidays each in its own time and season.

When I was a child, Halloween items appeared in early October, along with pumpkin pie, pumpkin cakes and even a pumpkin ice cream. When Halloween was over, Thanksgiving decorations and turkeys appeared and stayed until Thanksgiving was over.

I don’t remember even seeing a turkey, let alone a pumpkin pie, in a grocery store except during the months of November and December. Right after Thanksgiving, magically, the Christmas decorations appeared, Christmas carols began to play on the radio, the Salvation Army bell ringers came out and Santa took up residence in Lovemans, Miller Bros., Sears and Penny’s department stores. There were no malls in my younger days, so these festivities were mainly centered in a vibrant downtown which was festooned with lights and featured decorated windows and special shopping nights downtown. My siblings and I loved going downtown with our parents to see the beautiful window scenes at the department stores and the Electric Power Board. A special treat was the toy-filled windows at the old Fowler Brothers, which only appeared at the Christmas season.

This season was short, and we did not experience the “overkill” and surfeit of season, which many of us have today where there is just too much.

There used to be an orderly holiday progression of these certain holidays, with Christmas being the grand finale. Today, the magic is gone, or at least misplaced, and the holidays are one big muddle. I have heard several people proudly announce that they have finished their holiday gift shopping, or as one lady said recently, “Thank goodness I am done!” Whatever happened to the joy of selecting the perfect gift for someone, chosen with love and care? Today we often jam gifts into gift bags or gift cards into envelopes without a second thought.

As a youth, I looked forward to the short special time when Kay’s ice cream had rum raisin and eggnog ice cream. The season for these specialties begins much earlier now, and rum raisin is available all year! I use to know the season by what foods were seen in the grocery stores – pumpkin breads meant Thanksgiving and eggnog ice cream signified Christmas. Now the seasons have lost their distinction.

We need to take time to enjoy and celebrate each holiday for its own meaning. Gift giving should bring pleasure, not dread. Simplify by all means. Give a donation to a charitable cause instead of another “thing they don’t want or need.”

I am so glad I can remember growing up when stores did not concern themselves with who could open earlier on Thanksgiving Day. I want to commend Nordstom’s for preserving the holiday magic. For several years now, Nordstrom’s has posted holiday signs in its stores announcing, “We won’t be decking our halls until Friday after Thanksgiving. Why? Well, we just like the idea of celebrating one holiday at a time.”

Let’s bring back the specialness of each holiday and celebrate each in its own time for its own season and reason. Take time experience the magic of each season. Happy Holidays!

by Sonia Young

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Georgia Council to Re-Write Zoning Ordinances

12/3/2015

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(Editor’s note: This article was omitted from the print version of the Lookout Mountain Mirror because of press deadlines.)

The Lookout Mountain, Ga., city council met for its regular meeting on Thursday evening, November 19. City Manager Brad Haven is working with Dwight Montague, Lookout Mountain, Tenn., town consultant, to develop a social media communication account for the entire mountain using the media outlet nextdoor.com. Mr. Haven shared that this would allow residents to make announcements and postings, as well as allow the city managers to communicate vital information in the case of road closures or inclement weather. Mr. Haven said that this form of communication is free, adding that when more information is complete he will let residents know how to access it.

Mr. Haven reported that leaf pick-up continues, with two trucks running most days of the week. He said that the city has not received nearly as many sewer service calls in the past month. He also said he will be working on the Environment Protection Department reports for the city in the coming weeks.

Police Chief Todd Gann told the council that the new police vehicle and 4-wheel drive Chevrolet Tahoe has arrived and will soon be in use. He also reported no burglaries during the last month.

Jimmy Campbell recommended that the council approve a motion that all the zoning ordinances be revised. He introduced a new working zoning map that will replace the city’s current map that was made in October of 1985. The council approved that the zoning ordinances be rewritten. They will hold a public hearing to discuss this in December. A final date has not been decided.

The next regular city council meeting will take place Thursday, December 17.
by Matthew Smisson

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